Western Disability Management and Benefits 2013

This e-Proceedings is a recording of the Western Benefits and Disability Management conference held November 15, 2013 in Calgary. Read the agenda

Opening Remarks

Judith L. MacBride-King
Director, Centre on Age, Work and Society, and Executive Program Developer
Signal49 Research

Panel Discussion: What’s Working and What’s Not for Employees and Frontline Managers?

Karla Thorpe
Director, Workplace Health and Wellness Research
Signal49 Research

Shaun McKee
Senior Benefits Consultant
Morneau Shepell Ltd.

Annette Gibbs
Vice-President, North American Work Health Strategies
Sun Life Financial Inc.

David McDougall
Senior Medical Consultant
Centric Health Corporation

Accommodation in the Workplace:  Disability Management 101

Laurie Robson
Partner, Labour and Employment Group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

How To Save Millions By Rebuilding Your Disability Management Program

Kate Dickerson
Executive Director, Workplace Health
Vancouver Coastal Health

Putting It All Together

Paula Allen
Vice-President, Research and Integrative Solutions
Morneau Shepell Ltd.

Trends, Issues and Opportunities: The Future of Employee Benefits in Canada

Jack Pilchar
Partner
Mercer

From Chaos to Simplicity… Modernizing GE Canada’s Benefit & Retirement Plans

Diana McNiven
Manager, Compensation and Benefits
GE Canada

The Role of Pharmaceuticals in Supporting Health

Louis Thériault
Director, Health Economics
Signal49 Research

Closing Remarks

Judith L. MacBride-King
Director, Centre on Age, Work and Society, and Executive Program Developer
Signal49 Research